Tag: International Day of Peace
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Peace Day September 21 Pealing of the Bell
Dear Students, On September 21st at 2:00 PM, you will hear our bell ring 21 times to mark the International Day of Peace. During the ringing, you might wish to reflect on the state and significance of peace in our world today. Additionally, we encourage you to join us on the Parrish Beach by the…
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You’re Invited to an Artistic Journey of Israel/Palestine…
ARTolerance @ Swarthmore Presents: An Artistic Journey of Israel/Palestine in celebration of International Day of Peace Sunday, September 22 at 7:30PM ARTolerance will celebrate the International Day of Peace with an evening of music, spoken word, visuals, and more from Israeli & Palestinian cultures. We hope to introduce aspirations through cultural expressions and provide bridges…
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Swarthmore to ring bells on International Day of Peace
In celebration of Peace Day 2016, International Day of Peace, at noon on Wednesday, September 21st, Swarthmore College bells will ring in solidarity with the ringing of bells for peace worldwide. The United Nations Association of Australia Peace Program initiated the ringing of the peace bells worldwide last year on Peace Day. Bells around the world will sound alongside of bells of…
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Choose Peace Concert
Celebrate the International Day of Peace Choose Peace Concert September 21, 2016, Wednesday, 7:30-9:00 pm Swarthmore Friends Meetinghouse Swarthmore College (directions) What is visionary peace and what are the choices we can make to live our lives into such a possibility? We are invited to explore linking the cultivation of personal peace to identifying innovative…
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Celebrating Peace Day with Northern Ireland
It has become our tradition in Peace and Conflict Studies to join Peace Day Philly and celebrate the International Day of Peace on September 21 each year. This year, we will celebrate with Northern Ireland as they hold a gala event in Belfast City Hall. The youth organization, Public Achievement, have organized a stellar night…
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Screening of “The 5 Powers” film to celebrate the International Day of Peace
The 5 Powers A film about the transnational peace work of Thich Nhat Hanh, Sister Chan Khong, and Alfred Hassler. Thursday, September 18, 2014 7:00 – 8:45 p.m. Swarthmore College Lang Performing Arts Center Cinema (directions) OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Download a flyer and help advertise the event. Each year, we mark the International Day of Peace at…
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Thanks to Mary Walton for her lecture on Alice Paul ’05 and Mabel Vernon ’06
We would like to thank author Mary Walton for her lecture this afternoon on the courageous work of Swarthmore alums Alice Paul ’05 and Mabel Vernon ’06 in their organizing and nonviolent campaigns to secure the vote for women in the United States. A standing-room only crowd of people from the Swarthmore community and the…
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Mark your calendars: Alice Paul ’05, Mabel Vernon ’06, and the Battle for the Ballot
Mark your calendars for the College’s first sesquicentennial celebration event, a talk by author Mary Walton: A Woman’s Crusade: Alice Paul ’05, Mabel Vernon ’06, and the Battle for the Ballot Mary Walton September 19, 2013; 4:15 p.m. Scheuer Room, Kohlberg Hall, Swarthmore College Maps and directions Download a flyer On September 19th, Peace and Conflict Studies and…
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How Do We Measure Peace?
Intro PCS students, check out this event next week at U. Penn. since you’ve read the U.S. Global Peace Index report. See the announcement at The Peace Day Philly site. How Do We Measure Peace? Thursday, March 28th 2:00pm – 4:00pm Location: Carriage House/LGBT Center 3907 Spruce St. (Walkway to the Center heads north from Spruce…
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International Day of Peace this week
I just wanted to draw everyone’s attention to the fact that this Friday, Sept. 21 is International Peace Day. Checkout http://www.peacedayphilly.org/ The United Nations unanimously voted to establish the International Day of Peace (“Peace Day”) in 1981. Peace Day was given the fixed calendar date of September 21 by a second unanimous UN resolution in…